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Photos don't illustrate full overgrowth. The only road in Thame that is ALWAYS badly neglected.
Reported via mobile in the Other category anonymously at 00:08, Thursday 23 July 2026
Sent to Oxfordshire County Council and South Oxfordshire District Council less than a minute later
This WHOLE road becomes a disgusting state every year with extreme overgrowth of trees, weeds, nettles, hedges, cherry trees dropping fruit and filthy unswept kerbs full of leaves and debris. It is never cut back unless someone complains. It has never been swept, nor cleaned for years. WHY is it allowed to get into such a state? We have to report this every year. It needs extremely severe cutting back twice a year - in early Spring and again in August/September. No other roads in Thame are ever allowed to get into such a mess. Why are we treated as second class citizens? Why is the full length of the road and our whole general area completely neglected? The whole road is an eyesore. It ruins the development and devalues our privately owned houses. We can't use the paths. We have to walk in the road and also push pushchairs and use mobility aids and scooters in the road. There is a distribution company at the far end and ENORMOUS lorries are in and out all day. Are you waiting for someone to be knocked down before you maintain it? WHY is it NOT maintained until we complain? You are responsible for maintaining it and it needs doing TWICE A YEAR, but you don't even do it once! Better still, redesign the roadside and permanently get rid of the weeds and cherry trees. The dropped fruit is treacherous under foot. Tarmac it and put in a few new non fruitbearing, attractive, ornamental small trees. I want answers and immediate action from you please. All the residents here feel very strongly about this and fully support this complaint. Thank you.
Council ref: ENQ261108943
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